Section 3European data protection board

1. The European Data Protection Board (the ‘Board’) is hereby established as a body of the Union and shall have legal personality. 2. The Board shall be represented…

1. The Board shall act independently when performing its tasks or exercising its powers pursuant to Articles 70 and 71 . 2. Without prejudice to requests by the…

1. The Board shall ensure the consistent application of this Regulation. To that end, the Board shall, on its own initiative or, where relevant, at the request of…

1. The Board shall draw up an annual report regarding the protection of natural persons with regard to processing in the Union and, where relevant, in third countries…

1. The Board shall take decisions by a simple majority of its members, unless otherwise provided for in this Regulation. 2. The Board shall adopt its own rules…

1. The Board shall elect a chair and two deputy chairs from amongst its members by simple majority. 2. The term of office of the Chair and of…

1. The Chair shall have the following tasks: (a) to convene the meetings of the Board and prepare its agenda; (b) to notify decisions adopted by the Board…

1. The Board shall have a secretariat, which shall be provided by the European Data Protection Supervisor. 2. The secretariat shall perform its tasks exclusively under the instructions…

1. The discussions of the Board shall be confidential where the Board deems it necessary, as provided for in its rules of procedure. 2. Access to documents submitted…